It was a day full of German-ness. This morning there was an article in the newspaper that reported the Germans celebrated the 12th anniversary of German reunification and the newly restored Brandenburg Gate was finally unveiled. Then I read a movie review for Invincible which is about Hanussen, a phoney WWII seer/psychic and his relationship with a Jewish strongman (or something like that). This evening I watched Run Lola Run on IFC. And yes I admit I have seen it about 5 times now. I get a kick out of seeing the actors and remembering other German movies they were in… Hey, that guy played the homosexual S&M; butcher in Der Bewegte Man! That guy played the homosexual brother in Stadtgesprache and the Turkish gangster in Knocking on Heaven’s Door! That guy was in Comedian Harmonists! That guy played the infertile husband in Irren ist Männlich! Since I am on the topic of German movies, I saw a film about Hanussen a couple years ago. It was filmed in 1988 and was simply called Hanussen. Starring as Hanussen was Klaus Maria Brandenauer who acted in Burning Secret with Faye Dunaway. You will only know of Buning Secret if you get the Starz! channels on your satellite dish… this movie plays over and over. I watch it mainly to hear Klaus’s accent.